# The Seen and the Unseen Cost of a Government Grocery Discount

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Published: 2026-08-18T17:49:01+00:00
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## Resource

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has stated plans for five city-owned grocery stores to compete with private stores in NYC. However, as Henry Hazlitt and Frederic Bastiat before him have pointed out, the unseen costs in an initiative like this will outweigh the “seen” benefits. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/seen-and-unseen-cost-government-grocery-discount

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